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Broken Homes
Ben Aaronovitch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Broken Horses
Brandi Carlile

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2021

Broken Knight
L.J. Shen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Broken Monsters
Lauren Beukes

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

Broken Places & Outer Spaces
Nnedi Okorafor

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Broken Prey
John Sandford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Broken Prince
Erin Watt

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

Broken Trail
Alan Geoffrion

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Broken Verses
Kamila Shamsie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

Bronx Masquerade
Nikki Grimes

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

Bronx Primitive
Kate Simon

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1961

Brood
Jackie Polzin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

Brooklynaire
Sarina Bowen

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Brooklyn in Love: A Delicious Memoir of Food, Family, and Finding Yourself
Amy Thomas

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Brother
Ania Ahlborn

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Brother: A Novel
David Chariandy

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2017

Brother Fish
Bryce Courtenay

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2004

Brotherhood in Death
J.D. Robb

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Brother, I'm Dying
Edwidge Danticat

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2007

Brother in the Land
Robert Swindells

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1984

Brotherless Night
V.V. Ganeshananthan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Brother Odd
Dean Koontz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2006

Brother of the More Famous Jack
Barbara Trapido

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1982

Brothers and Keepers
John Edgar Wideman

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1984

Brother's Keeper
Julie Lee

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2020

Brothersong
T. J. Klune

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Brother to a Dragonfly
Will D. Campbell

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1977

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
Emily Chang

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

Brown Girl, Brownstones
Paule Marshall

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1959

Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson

Nonfiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Middle Grade | Published in 2014

Brown Girl in the Ring
Nalo Hopkinson

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1998

Brownstone
Samuel Teer

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2024

Brown V. Board of Education
James Patterson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe
Bruce Olson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1973

Bruised Hibiscus
Elizabeth Nunez

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2000

Bruiser
Neal Shusterman

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Ross King

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Bruno, Chief of Police: A Novel of the French Countryside
Martin Walker

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2008

Bruno's Dream
Iris Murdoch

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1969

Brutal Obsession
S. Massery

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

Brutal Prince
Sophie Lark

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2020

Brutes
Dizz Tate

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Bucking the Sarge
Christopher Paul Curtis

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2004

Buddenbrooks
Thomas Mann

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1901

Buddha
Karen Armstrong

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2001

Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment
Deepak Chopra

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2007

Buddha Boy
Kathe Koja

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2003

Buddha Da
Anne Donovan

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2003

Buddhism for Dummies
Jonathan Landaw, Stephan Bodian

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2002

Buddy
M.H. Herlong

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1999

Buffalo Before Breakfast
Mary Pope Osborne

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1999

Buffalo for the Broken Heart: Restoring Life to a Black Hills Ranch
Dan O'Brien

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

BUILDING A BRIDGE
James Martin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

Building a Bridge to the 18th Century
Neil Postman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

Building Stories
Chris Ware

Fiction | Graphic Novel/Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier
Arthur C. Brooks

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Build Your House Around My Body
Violet Kupersmith

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Jim Collins

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You
John Warrillow

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Bulfinch's Mythology

Fiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1855

Bullet
Laurell K. Hamilton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Bullet Train
Kōtarō Isaka

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Bullfight (Pushkin Collection)
Yasushi Inoue

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1949

Bull Moon Rising
Ruby Dixon

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

Bull Mountain (Bull Mountain, #1)
Brian Panowich

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Bull Rider
Suzanne Morgan Williams

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

Bull Run
Paul Fleischman

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1993

Bully
Penelope Douglas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Bully!
Mike Resnick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1990

Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution (the American Revolution Series)
Nathaniel Philbrick

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Bunner Sisters
Edith Wharton

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1916

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
Deborah Howe, James Howe

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1979

Bunny
Mona Awad

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

Burger's Daughter
Nadine Gordimer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1979

Burial Rites
Hannah Kent

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2013

Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Viviana Mazza

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2018

Buried Child
Sam Shepard

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1978

Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day
Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Buried Magic (White Haven Witches #1)
T.J. Green

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Buried Onions
Gary Soto

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1997

Buried Prey
John Sandford

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

Burmese Days
George Orwell

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1934

Burn
Patrick Ness

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

Burn Baby Burn
Meg Medina

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016

Burn Bright
Patricia Briggs

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2018

Burn Down Master's House
Clay Cane

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

Burned
Karen Marie Moning

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

Burn for Burn
Siobhan Vivian, Jenny Han

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

Burning Bright
Ron Rash

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 2010

Burning Girls
Veronica Schanoes

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 2013

Burning Grass
Cyprian Ekwensi

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1962

Burning Midnight
Loren D. Estleman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

Burning Vision
Marie Clements

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2003

Burn My Heart
Beverley Naidoo

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Burn the Place: A Memoir
Iliana Regan

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2019

Burnt Offerings
Laurell K. Hamilton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

Burnt Shadows
Kamila Shamsie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009